Academy of Aerospace and Engineering

As a mid-sized high school, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering serves students in Windsor, Connecticut. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 767 students.

The 16 schools of Capitol Region Education Council, including Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, enroll 8,762 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Academy of Aerospace and Engineering is Hispanic, with 44% of students. The next largest groups are 33% Black, 10% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 18% share among Capitol Planning Region residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.

For every teacher at Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, there are about 11.4 students; the school has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Connecticut average 12.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 61%. Across public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the average is 43%.

In the surrounding county, Capitol Planning Region, median household income comes to about $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 286 public schools and about 137,047 students.

Academy of Aerospace and Engineering's closest public school neighbor is Oliver Ellsworth School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Academy of Aerospace and Engineering in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (776) and 2024-25 (767). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.

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